#forgotten war

[madcat-world]

Forgotten War - Kookrite

[walkingthroughthisworld]

KOREAN WAR - 25 JUN 1950 - 74th ANNIVERSARY

(via Colorized photos from Korean War show US troops in battle | Daily Mail Online)

[alwaysbewoke]

Sudan’s struggle is obscured by political upheavals, displacements, and hunger after the fall of President Omar al-Bashir and the 2021 coup, but why has the world turned a blind eye to the ‘forgotten war’?

[callsignred]

The one where he is smiling, it just hits different

[jasonraish]

Painting for Spoke Art’s 10th annual Moleskine group show.

"Souvenirs” 8.25" x 10.25"; framed: 12.75" x 14.75", Acrylic and ink on moleskine paper 2021

Souvenir jackets appeared in post WWII Asia as soldiers would have the places they served and various slogans mixed with Asian imagery embroidered onto reused parachute silk jackets to take home as "souvenirs". This tradition continued in the post war eras of other Asian conflicts like the Korean War. Although thankful for the help, the military occupation of S Korea came with downsides, including inheriting a comfort woman scheme from the Japanese occupation. It's East meets West, Traditional meets Modern, Joseon dynasty hair pins and Hanboks meets American G.I., but there's history in these jackets born from the ashes of conflict and complex feels of all kinds.

On view at Spoke Art in San Francisco from June 5th - 26th, 2021

https://spoke-art.com/collections/the-moleskine-project/products/jason-raish-souvenirs

[aviationwarhistory]

F-86 Sabre 

The F-86 was one of the primary jets used during the Korean War. It was able to meet the Air Force’s design for high altitude, day fighter, and interceptor.  

Read more about the F-86 Sabre here.

[lonelinessfollowsme]

The Korean War: The Forgotten War (Photographs: Life Magazine) 2013 marks the 60th anniversary to the “official” closing of what many felt to be a police action on the part of the United States. It is a war that is seldom remembered or talked about the way we do our other wars. WWII divided Korea into two halves at the 38th parallel. The communist north, and the “free,” or non-communist south. When the North Koreans invaded the south, the U.S. certainly could not look softly upon communism and its advancement. General MacArthur orchestrated some excellent tactical maneuvering, and thus sent the North Koreans back. Problems resulted, however, because MacArthur was a bit of a zealot about pursuing “commies.” So much so that he ignored orders from then President Truman and pursued the North Koreans across the 38th parallel and well into their territory. Truman eventually relieved MacArthur of his command. This was not well received by Americans … at least on the home front. In July of 1953, under the Eisenhower administration, the U.S. made concessions and the war was ended, essentially returning Korea to a divided country at the 38th parallel. Photos: US Marines run past a dead North Korean soldier; Marines march down a canyon road known as “Nightmare Alley;” A soldier sleeps in his parked Jeep while a puppy whines in his ear; Marines walk past fallen comrades during their retreat from the Chosin Reservoir, December 1950.

[buckwheatgonebad]

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A Viet Cong guerrilla stands guard in the Mekong Delta, 1972.

Her name is Lam Thi Dep (Dep means beautiful in Vietnamese), the picture was taken in 1972 at Soc Trang Province by Vietnamese journalist Mi